Category Archives: texas
the things I miss about Chicago
I hate that sort of writer who makes lists of why one city is better than another. Those lists often come across as either defensive (“why we’re better than [bigger city, often NYC]“) or superior (“why [big west- or east-coast city] is better than [Midwestern or Southern city]“), as if the quality or worth of […]
what makes a “home” town?
Updating my Meetup profile today, I noticed I’d listed Chicago as my hometown. That’s not right, I thought. It’s where you lived a long time, but not your hometown. Which got me to thinking. I spent most of my adult life in the Chicago metropolitan area, about half in the suburbs and half in the […]
missing the places I chose to leave
30,000 feet above Chicago Sufjan Stevens’ Chicago comes on Dave’s iPod — perched in a clock-radio that sits on his toilet — while I’m in the shower washing my hair. I’ve been thinking lately about cutting my hair off but probably won’t. Having shorter hair, even just shoulder-length, would remind me too much of too […]
